diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/activities/EditContactActivity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/activities/EditContactActivity.kt
index db2bef0f..ad80cb37 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/activities/EditContactActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/activities/EditContactActivity.kt
@@ -279,6 +279,7 @@ class EditContactActivity : ContactActivity() {
         contact_middle_name.beVisibleIf(showFields and SHOW_MIDDLE_NAME_FIELD != 0)
         contact_surname.beVisibleIf(showFields and SHOW_SURNAME_FIELD != 0)
         contact_suffix.beVisibleIf(showFields and SHOW_SUFFIX_FIELD != 0)
+        contact_nickname.beVisibleIf(showFields and SHOW_NICKNAME_FIELD != 0)
 
         contact_source.beVisibleIf(showFields and SHOW_CONTACT_SOURCE_FIELD != 0)
         contact_source_image.beVisibleIf(showFields and SHOW_CONTACT_SOURCE_FIELD != 0)
@@ -346,6 +347,7 @@ class EditContactActivity : ContactActivity() {
             contact_middle_name.setText(middleName)
             contact_surname.setText(surname)
             contact_suffix.setText(suffix)
+            contact_nickname.setText(nickname)
         }
     }
 
@@ -715,6 +717,7 @@ class EditContactActivity : ContactActivity() {
             middleName = contact_middle_name.value
             surname = contact_surname.value
             suffix = contact_suffix.value
+            nickname = contact_nickname.value
             photoUri = currentContactPhotoPath
             phoneNumbers = getFilledPhoneNumbers()
             emails = getFilledEmails()
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/helpers/ContactsHelper.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/helpers/ContactsHelper.kt
index b719390d..2413682b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/helpers/ContactsHelper.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/helpers/ContactsHelper.kt
@@ -825,6 +825,22 @@ class ContactsHelper(val activity: Activity) {
                 operations.add(build())
             }
 
+            // delete nickname
+            ContentProviderOperation.newDelete(ContactsContract.Data.CONTENT_URI).apply {
+                val selection = "${ContactsContract.Data.RAW_CONTACT_ID} = ? AND ${ContactsContract.Data.MIMETYPE} = ? "
+                val selectionArgs = arrayOf(contact.id.toString(), Nickname.CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE)
+                withSelection(selection, selectionArgs)
+                operations.add(build())
+            }
+
+            // add nickname
+            ContentProviderOperation.newInsert(ContactsContract.Data.CONTENT_URI).apply {
+                withValue(ContactsContract.Data.RAW_CONTACT_ID, contact.id)
+                withValue(ContactsContract.Data.MIMETYPE, Nickname.CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE)
+                withValue(Nickname.NAME, contact.nickname)
+                operations.add(build())
+            }
+
             // delete phone numbers
             ContentProviderOperation.newDelete(ContactsContract.Data.CONTENT_URI).apply {
                 val selection = "${ContactsContract.Data.RAW_CONTACT_ID} = ? AND ${ContactsContract.Data.MIMETYPE} = ? "
@@ -1089,6 +1105,14 @@ class ContactsHelper(val activity: Activity) {
                 operations.add(build())
             }
 
+            // nickname
+            ContentProviderOperation.newInsert(ContactsContract.Data.CONTENT_URI).apply {
+                withValueBackReference(ContactsContract.Data.RAW_CONTACT_ID, 0)
+                withValue(ContactsContract.Data.MIMETYPE, Nickname.CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE)
+                withValue(Nickname.NAME, contact.nickname)
+                operations.add(build())
+            }
+
             // phone numbers
             contact.phoneNumbers.forEach {
                 ContentProviderOperation.newInsert(ContactsContract.Data.CONTENT_URI).apply {
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_edit_contact.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_edit_contact.xml
index 534ac995..15c77a7c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_edit_contact.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_edit_contact.xml
@@ -170,6 +170,22 @@
             android:textCursorDrawable="@null"
             android:textSize="@dimen/bigger_text_size"/>
 
+        <com.simplemobiletools.commons.views.MyEditText
+            android:id="@+id/contact_nickname"
+            android:layout_width="match_parent"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_below="@+id/contact_suffix"
+            android:layout_centerVertical="true"
+            android:layout_marginBottom="@dimen/medium_margin"
+            android:layout_toRightOf="@+id/contact_name_image"
+            android:hint="@string/nickname"
+            android:inputType="textCapWords"
+            android:lines="1"
+            android:maxLines="1"
+            android:singleLine="true"
+            android:textCursorDrawable="@null"
+            android:textSize="@dimen/bigger_text_size"/>
+
         <ImageView
             android:id="@+id/contact_numbers_image"
             android:layout_width="@dimen/contact_icons_size"
@@ -185,7 +201,7 @@
             android:id="@+id/contact_numbers_holder"
             android:layout_width="match_parent"
             android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-            android:layout_below="@+id/contact_suffix"
+            android:layout_below="@+id/contact_nickname"
             android:layout_marginBottom="@dimen/small_margin"
             android:layout_toRightOf="@+id/contact_numbers_image"
             android:orientation="vertical">